Vista Tutorial - Previous Versions - Shadow Copy

Why haven't I any Previous Versions of files? It doesn't create

Hello Angyecarm,

Do you have everything set as per the WARNING box at the top of the tutorial for it's requirements?

Shawn

Yes I have everything set as in the warning box otherwise I don't ask for help.
I've read on the net that the problem could be have a partition with XP. Can you confirm it?

Angyecarm,

If you are dual booting with XP, then yes this could be the cause. Everytime you start XP, the Vista System Restore points and shadow copies get wiped out. This tutorial below will show you how to stop this.

System Restore Points - Stop XP Dual Boot Delete

Afterwards, create a restore point in Vista to help speed up Vista having previous versions available.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

I am running Win 7 RTM Professional, but everything looks the same.

Everything on my system is set up as you suggest, but when I click on the Previous Versions tab, igt says to there are no previous versions available.

I looked at my Windows backup - there are files for which the previous versions should be out there. I also looked at the System Volume folder, and it it populated by files that are timestamped as the same time as my backups were created.

All services are set as they should be.

Any ideas?

Hello Blegs,

All Windows 7 issues need to be posted at out sister site Seven Forums instead. This way this forum can stay on topic with Vista.

PM me there with a link to your post when you get a chance to. I'll be happy to see what I can do to help.

I have found an answer in this article which applies to Vista and Win 7:

dreamlayers: In Vista, the "Previous Versions" tab requires administrative shares

Since this applies to both, I am leaving the posting where it is.

Blegs,

I'm happy to hear that you found a solution to your problem. Thank you for posting back and sharing it.